Ronnie James Dio

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A nice plate of Shepherd's Pie with (inset) headshots of Ronnie James Dio and Bernie Shaw
"SHEPHERD'S P-I-EEEE!": that time Uriah Heep's singer was the voice of Ronnie James Dio in a TV advert promoting the UK's favourite minced meat and mashed potato classic

By Fraser Lewry Published

"Shepherd's pie will go down a treat / Give me a portion of your mash and meat!"

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Ronnie James Dio
"If an arrow has been shot at me, I shoot it back..." The life and career of Ronnie James Dio, in his own words

By Dave Ling Published

The amazing life and career of a true metal legend, as explained by the man himself

Interviews
Ronnie James Dio of Rainbow
British politician lands himself in trouble for sharing Rainbow's Kill The King on social media days after the coronation

By Liz Scarlett Published

Welsh councillor Dave Jones lands himself in hot water after sharing Rainbow 1978 track Kill The King following King Charles coronation

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Rach Karma singing on American Idol as Katy Perry looks baffled
American Idol judges shocked by exuberant version of Dio's Holy Diver

By Fraser Lewry Published

Also in American Idol news: Lionel Richie reveals that Rob Zombie is one of his dearest friends

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Robert Plant and Dee Snider
Dee Snider defends his comments about Robert Plant and Ronnie James Dio not being real performers: "You can't put me and Robert Plant in the same category"

By Liz Scarlett Published

Twisted Sister's Dee Snider explains his comments made earlier this month about the difference between "singers" and "frontmen", and his divisive statements about Robert Plant and Dio and their ability as performers

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Dee Snider, Robert Plant and Ronnie James Dio
Twisted Sister's Dee Snider thinks Ronnie James Dio and Robert Plant are great singers but not real "performers"

By Liz Scarlett Published

Dee Snider thinks there's a difference between "singers" and "frontmen", believes Robert Plant and Dio lacked stage presence, unlike real "performers" such as Freddie Mercury and Mick Jagger

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Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Halford and Axl Rose
Ozzy Osbourne, Axl Rose, Rob Halford included in Rolling Stone's 200 greatest singers of all time list

By Merlin Alderslade Published

Some Beatles, Chris Cornell, Eddie Vedder, Ronnie James Dio and Glenn Danzig also made the list - though no heavy metal singers made the top 100

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Dylan
"The earth could vomit up its dead and we’d shrug it off": Bob Dylan on modern life, Metallica, Dio, Oasis, 'nose candy' and binge watching Coronation Street

By Paul Brannigan Published

Bob Dylan posts a new interview conducted with The Wall Street Journal on his website, and it's quite a read

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Ozzy Osbourne and Ronnie James Dio
Ozzy Osbourne reveals why he's never listened to Dio-era Black Sabbath albums: "it's like my ex-wife"

By Merlin Alderslade Published

Ozzy gives the Dio-era version of Sabbath great credit, but hasn't indulged in the albums it produced

Albums
Tony Iommi and Ronnie James Dio
Tony Iommi reflects on replacing Ozzy with Ronnie James Dio in Black Sabbath: "It was a bit of a challenge, but we enjoyed it"

By Liz Scarlett Published

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi details the differences between working with Ozzy and his replacement, Ronnie James Dio

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